Analysis of Mammoth Cave Pre-Park Communities

Before the creation of Mammoth Cave National Park, this area was home to numerous communities, each with a sense of identity. To prepare for the creation of the National Park, all residents living within these communities were relocated, and many of these communities were lost to the passage of time. Today, public memory of these lost communities is being fostered by the descendents of the pre-park area. Through the use of a Historical Geographic Information System, 1920 Edmonson County manuscript census data, and statistical analysis, the demographic composition of these lost communities was explored. This project not only brought to light a past that is not well known, but also built interest in sustaining public memory of the Mammoth Cave pre-park area through the use of historical GIS and public participation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Geography and Geology

Year

2009

Author dc:creator

• Brunt, Matthew

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Katie Algeo (Director),Dr. Stuart Foster,Dr. Joshua Durkee,Dr. Kevin Cary

• Historical Geographic Information System
• Mammoth Cave National Park
• Edmonson County Kentucky
• Green River
• Mammoth Cave Hotel
• demographic analysis
• 1920 Mammoth Cave Area
• Demography, Population, and Ecology
• Environmental Sciences
• Geographic Information Sciences
• Geography
• Human Geography
• Natural Resources Management and Policy
• Nature and Society Relations
• Place and Environment
• Quantitative, Qualitative, Comparative, and Historical Methodologies
• Rural Sociology
• Tourism
• Work, Economy and Organizations

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/132

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1132